Improved survival in severe paraquat poisoning with repeated pulse therapy of cyclophosphamide and steroids

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1006-1013

  Lin, Ja Liang ^a,b   Lin Tan, Dan Tzu ^a,b   Chen, Kuan Hsing ^a,b   Huang, Wen Hung ^a,b   Hsu, Ching Wei ^a,b   Hsu, Hsiang Hao ^a,b   Yen, Tzung Hai ^a,b  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cyclophosphamide; Methylprednisolone; Mortality; Repeated pulse therapy; Severe paraquat poisoning

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DEXAMETHASONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PARAQUAT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG PULSE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; LUNG FIBROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OXYGEN TENSION; PARAQUAT POISONING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETREATMENT; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; URINALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DEXAMETHASONE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARAQUAT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULSE THERAPY, DRUG; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959724164     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: 14321238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-010-2127-7     Document Type: Article

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